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09-12-2025 18:51 UTC

Nice Surrenders to Mellon

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Thomas Clack raised to 2,500 under the gun and Candice Nice three-bet to 6,000 on the button. Liam Mellon then four-bet to 17,000 in the small blind, Clack folded, while Nice stuck around and called.

The flop came 6♦5♦2♥ and Mellon bet 14,500. Nice quickly picked up her A♣K♠ and flashed them to Mellon before tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Clack	105,000 20,000	20,000
Liam Mellon	100,000
Candice Nice	50,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Candice Nice Liam Mellon Thomas Clack

09-12-2025 18:38 UTC

Aaron Barone Wins the Ambassador Sit n' Go

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Aaron Barone beat a table of his fellow 888poker pros, including Vivian Saliba, Ian Simpson, Nick Eastwood, and Lucia Navarro, as well as influencers such as Inaki Angulo, "Bambino Becky," and "Sophie Snazz," to win the Ambassador Sit n' Go after defeating Angulo in a short heads-up duel.

Tags: Aaron Barone

09-12-2025 18:36 UTC

"Souki Eliminates Two"

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Philippe Souki raised to 3,000 in the hijack and Mark Wagstaff moved all in for 7,500 on the button. Christopher Yong then reshoved for 25,000 in the small blind, and Souki snap-called.

Mark Wagstaff: K♣2♣ All in
Christopher Yong: 9♣9♦ All in
Philippe Souki: A♣K♥

The flop came A♠A♦Q♣ and Souki took the lead with trips. The Q♦ turn improved Souki to a full house, and Wagstaff and Yong were already drawing dead before the 6♦ river as Souki scored the double knockout.

"Souki eliminates two. That's the headline. Don't need to write anything else," tablemate Chris Da-Silva said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Souki	90,000 35,000	35,000
Christopher Yong	Busted
Mark Wagstaff	Busted
Jamie Dwan	Busted
Eugen Stinga	Busted
Michael Rosaman	Busted

Tags: Christopher Yong Mark Wagstaff Philippe Souki

09-12-2025 18:26 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Clack	125,000 5,000	5,000
Jack McDermott	120,000 80,000	80,000
Ravi Sheth	100,000 45,000	45,000
Christopher Johnson	100,000 10,000	10,000
Candice Nice	95,000
Adam Wilkinson	90,000 25,000	25,000
John Duthie	75,000 5,000	5,000
Constantin Manole	75,000 25,000	25,000
Simon Eastwood	70,000 30,000	30,000
Paul Vas Nunes	70,000 43,000	43,000

Chris Da-Silva	60,000 5,000	5,000
Philippe Souki	55,000 15,000	15,000
Jamie Walden	45,000 15,000	15,000

Ricky Murphy	40,000 15,000	15,000
Robbie Bull	37,000 18,000	18,000
Vincent Meli	35,000 10,000	10,000
Martins Adeniya	30,000 25,000	25,000

09-12-2025 18:18 UTC

Bushell Gets Aggressive Against Dwan

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jamie Dwan raised to 2,500 in middle position, Matthew Bushell three-bet to 6,500 in the hijack, and Dwan called.

The flop came 5♦4♦9♦ and Bushell continued for 2,500. Dwan then raised to 8,000.

Bushell came back with an all-in shove and Dwan, with around 17,000 remaining, snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bushell	105,000 35,000	35,000
Jamie Dwan	17,000

Tags: Jamie Dwan Matthew Bushell

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-12-2025 18:02 UTC

Vivian Saliba is on Fire at 888poker LIVE London; Takes Down £550 Big Shot

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Matthew Pitt

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Earlier this week, 888poker ambassador Vivian Saliba triumphed in the £550 buy-in Big Shot event. The Brazilian star walked away with yet another winner's trophy and more than £12,000 in prize money.

You can read more about Saliba's victory right here at PokerNews.

Tags: Big Shot Vivian Saliba

09-12-2025 18:00 UTC

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are going on another 15-minute break.

There are 84 players currently remaining out of 152 entries.

09-12-2025 18:00 UTC

Czech Spikes the River to Leave Mohammadi Fuming

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 16,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♥J♦9♠, Gholamreza Mohammadi bet 8,000 from the hijack and Mariusz Czech raised to 20,000 on the button. Mohammadi then moved all in, and Czech snap-called for 38,000.

Mariusz Czech: 9♥9♦ All in
Gholamreza Mohammadi: 10♣7♠

Czech had flopped a set of nines, but Mohammadi showed a straight and was poised for the knockout. Czech needed the board to pair to stay alive, but he missed the A♠ turn. The river, though, was the 8♣ and Czech improved to a full house to earn the double up.

"So f**king lucky, man," Mohammadi yelled out, throwing his cards across the table and letting out a few more expletives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Czech	95,000 95,000	95,000
Gholamreza Mohammadi	25,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Gholamreza Mohammadi Mariusz Czech

09-12-2025 17:52 UTC

Patroklou Calls Down Schwaederle in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Cedric Schwaederle raised to 2,000 under the gun and picked up three callers, including Dimitrios Patroklou in middle position, Yucel Eminoglu on the button, and Mahwish Malik in the big blind.

The flop came A♥K♠3♥ and Schwaederle bet 2,500. Patroklou and Malik called, while Eminoglu got out of the way.

The turn was the 2♣ and Schwaederle bet another 13,000. Both opponents again called and the 10♠ fell on the river.

Schwaederle then bet 35,000 and Patroklou called, while Malik laid down her hand. Schwaederle showed Q♠10♥ for a pair of tens, but Patroklou had 3♠3♣ for a flopped set to take the big pot.